41 years ago today Strawberry Switchblade recorded a Janice Long BBC radio session. Although they'd just completed their album they recorded 3 brand new atmospheric keyboard-based songs & a cover of Jolene. It's a peek into what the 2nd album would have sounded like. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

FRIENDS I NEED YOUR HELP A friend of mine is in desperate need of a room in Dublin IMMEDIATELY BUDGET is €670 Anyone with a room available or know of one, please shoot me a message on here or comment below! And please share this!

How Boba Fett got his crotch-dent. (This is now canon)

It's more obscure arcades time. Are they obscure or has Bloggo been like the stealthy option from Birdseye and avoiding them for all these years? Well that all depends on you, and you won't know until you've watched this video. youtu.be/76Q70sIesOo

In the past hour or two signatures on this have nearly doubled. It’s almost as if nobody wants a compulsory for all form of ID which will erode civil liberty and solve nothing. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

*in Jawa voice* "Panini!"

My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood. Includes: 🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums 🗝️30% off my Etsy shop: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...

Hey friends, if you're in THE NORTH (and why wouldn't you be?) then the agency who rep me, Johnson and Alcock, and @newwritingnorth.bsky.social are running a competition for emerging writers with a 2.5k prize and it opens in November. newwritingnorth.com/johnson-alco...

It’s a hard life for Mousecow. She got up to the window to watch the birds and the wind blowing the trees but it was all a bit too exhausting so she had to have a nap 😂 #MondayFeelings #BusyCat

Jo’s lil baby Missy is a ridiculously floofy joy. Be more like Missy this #Caturday, have a cosy nap, take things easy. B R E A T H E ❤️

Spooky season is looming, which makes these dice sets perfect! They have a fun motif that shows brooms, bats, pumpkins and more. We also have some great pumpkin dice trays 🎃 tabletoptinkering.com/search?q=Hal... #smallbusiness #ttrpg #dicegoblin #dice #dnd #giftidea #dungeonsanddragons #halloween

ALL HAIL THE ORB Available at tabletoptinkering.com/products/100... #smallbusiness #ttrpg #dicegoblin #dice #dnd #giftidea

Likes are great, absolutely fab. But if you want to support a small business like mine or any of the wonderful creatives on Bluesky, a repost goes a long way 💜

Good morning 🌞 it's my birthday! As my gift I would like a million reposts and 10k more followers thank you! I take commissions also so you could even have something for you from me on my birthday 🎉

I have been looking forward to this episode coming out for about a year and a half! 💥 Get over to your favourite podcast platform and give it a listen!

Happy Birthday Mousecow! ❤️🎉❤️

🪐💫 AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD is out now! @solarisbooks.bsky.social It's a standalone space opera set in the same universe as Under Fortunate Stars. I hope you'll love Page, Maelle, Dalya & the Storyteller! September 9th: 📱🎧 Ebook & audiobook 📖 US/Canada paperback September 11th: 📖 UK/Europe paperback

🚨LIVE LAUNCH PARTY🚨 Come and join me, @lavanya.bsky.social and @wordsofapaige.bsky.social tomorrow (9/9/2025) at 8pm UK time to celebrate the launch of Cage of Stars! YouTube link: www.youtube.com/live/1P2_f1v...

Book mail! Today I got this lovely book with its beautiful cover. Always love a book by @frasierarmitage.bsky.social He’s a fantastic writer, if you haven’t already, you need to check his books out! 🔥 He’s also a lovely person and has biscuits 🤩

🎃 more details later but we we will re-open for GHOULISH TALES submissions September 15 - October 15. nothing longer than 5k words. payment 10c per word. an emphasis on "fun horror"—however you interpret that. let's get spooky, ghouls. 🎃

Taurus: The last thing you’ll see is Grimace’s face.

Calling Black Children this…. UNACCEPTABLE

My lovely @gigerpunk.bsky.social added lights to the bookcase that’s now next to our bed! The books are all on at last, instead of lying around in piles but they’re subject to change and still to be arranged as I want. It’s now looking cosy and lovely 🥰❤️ #Shelfie #BackOnMyBullshit

Morning @ukgiftam - as I’ve been setting up all these files, inevitably I end dip with a few artists’ proofs - limited availability #bsnm #mhhsbd #watercolour

Saturday morning goodness, with a cup of tea! Perfect start to the day ☕️

🚨 Wolves need your voice! Right now, Congress is considering spending bills that could strip federal protections from gray wolves in 44 states. Removing these protections would leave wolves vulnerable to hunting, trapping, and persecution. 📣Take action now: engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocac...

Mmmm new pencil smell 🤩

Please buy my game so I can afford an omnichord thank you

If you were looking for an in to Snorkers, go with this. Taking a commercial game, making it nearly 200 versions better while putting in more character work than the average Netflix series. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijK...

Announcement

Happy Letterer Appreciation Day! Each year on September 1st—Gaspar Saladino’s birthday—we celebrate the invaluable contributions that letterers make to the comic book industry!

I think it’s the last days of my little Kofi shop sale… here are a few things that are in there, at discounts! ko-fi.com/s/323c621981 #ukgiftam #art #bunnies

It's #SelfPromoSaturday! Pop your promos below and remember that uplifting others is the best way to build your community 💜 Our promo? Well we're a little UK business that makes and sells all sorts of lovely little ttrpg trinkets and treasures No AI thanks #smallbusiness #ttrpg #dicegoblin #dnd

realistic Star Trek

#Glasgow A wee reminder that you can catch our Annabel Campbell and Cameron Johnston, together with Justin Lee Anderson, this Thursday at Waterstones Argyle Street. Pick up your tickets below, and 'mon down and join us! @annabelcwrites.bsky.social @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @justinleeanderson.com

Following on from my last post, get yourself listening to @smershpod.com It’s good for your soul, it’s good for a laugh, it’s good for your bowels. Lots of interesting films, banter, and shenanigans. Don’t listen if you are of a nervous disposition or have an irrational fear of David Bellamy.

I was having a think about this and realised that for my sins, I mostly listen to the opinions of @johnrain.co.uk @itsdanthomas.bsky.social and @garwboy.bsky.social when they release a Monday Night Move Club. I trust Dan about 60% of the time when he says something is shite: 1/2

Winners of MoonLit’s short fiction contest receive cash and a physical copy of the anthology they are published in. All submissions will be considered for regular publication in their journal. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Follow: @mgliterary.bsky.social #5amWritersClub #WritingCommunity

New author Interview - Today on the blog we welcome back @rjbarker.bsky.social to talk about Heart Of The Wyrdwood, character arcs and more! www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2...

We have standard acrylic dice available on our site but also some gorgeous premium dice! Metal rainbow dragon dice, bronze leaf motif dice, resin sets with encapsulated rainbows and even a set with a replica of the One Ring in. Have a look at www.tabletoptinkering.com #smallbusiness #ttrpg #dice

It's Sunday, I just woke up, and I am already sick of the AI-everything I see when I look at my phone

Ordered, based on this illustration alone 😄 Love a gorgeously illustrated dinosaur book, can’t wait!

Bought this album today, and another called Music from the Void. Perfect for writing and creating to. Perfect antidote to the bland AI generated lo-fi playlists that keep turning up on YT and Spotify. Support a creative today, check out Quantum Sheep’s stuff!

Hopefully going to finish it this time… #penandink

Ok, so I did *another* thing:

Thanks to all of you who have donated so far. I'm now at £215! I was only hoping to raise £100 by cycling for the Alzheimer's Society. So, to you all who have donated to this, thank you! If anyone wants to add to this total, please go here - www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Pssst, anyone want any art? Available as A3,A4 and A5 prints From £30 + postage DM for details #art #watercolour #coast #beach #bsnm

All I have left of the 1000s of books I bought from my ex-publisher's warehouse are about 200 copies of Ring The Hill. I'd *love* to get them to good homes this week. If you're in the UK & you'd like one, for the price of your choice (any price!), pls email me your address at [email protected].